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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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